Titus Tobler (25 July 1806 – 21 January 1877) was a Swiss Oriental scholar.
Biography Tobler was born on 25 July 1806 in Stein, Appenzell, Switzerland. He studied and practised medicine. He travelled to Palestine and, after taking part in the political affairs of Switzerland, settled in 1871 in Munich, Germany. He died on 21 January 1877 in Munich.
Works His principal works are:
which was supplemented by Beitrag zur medizinischen Topographie von Jerusalem (“A contribution to a medical topography of Jerusalem,” 1855) Planographie von Jerusalem (1858) Dritte Wanderung nach Palästina (“Third Journey to Palestine,” 1859) Bibliographia Geographica Palestinæ (“Geographic bibliography for Palestine,” 1867) Nazareth in Palästina (Berlin, 1868) (an-Nāṣira fī Filasṭīn). Translated into Arabic by Ziad Abu-Rabia. Independently published, 2025. .
Further reading Life by Heim (Zurich, 1879)
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